Decibelle, the festival formerly known as Estrojam (which sounded like a lube for the postmenopausal if you ask this Wolf), has brought some ultimate X-chromosome throwdowns to our town. Past performers have included Cat Power, Gossip, and the last ever show by ESG—all big-name womynstrels! This year’s prime event is the Saturday-night blowout at Subterranean. The show, which also happens to be the official afterparty for the fest’s Margret Cho show (see Critic’s Choice in Performing Arts), will feature performances by New Orleans “sissy bounce” sensation Big Freedia (see the List) and Spanish garage rockers Capsula as well as a bevy of DJs. For a full schedule and ticket info, check out decibelle.org.
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Girls Rock Chicago, the organization the helms the local girls’ rock ‘n’ roll camps, managed to shake down every cool spot in the city—including Big Star, Reckless Records, Drag City, the Empty Bottle, and Chicago Tattoo—for hot-shit items for its fall fund-raising auction. Biddables include a complete set of festival posters from Pitchfork, a subscription to Threadless‘s monthly T-shirt club, Gories tix, and, perhaps most notably, the services of Mark Greenberg (Coctails, Archer Prewitt), who will write, perform, and record a personal theme song for a lucky winner. The auction is October 21 at Red & White Wine Shop in Wicker Park; tickets are $50 in advance, $60 at the door. Details are available at girlsrockchicago.org.
